diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
index 7a53004..b650282 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     state: installed
   with_items:
     - bash--         # lots of scripts rely on this
+    - curl--         # curl
     - rsync--        # rsync
     - vim--no_x11    # we need real vim
 
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
index 852512c..ff3c7f2 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/RedHat.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   with_items:
     - bind-utils     # dig
     - bzip2          # bzip
+    - curl           # curl
     - iotop          # monitor io usage
     - mailx          # send mail from cmd
     - nc             # netcat